kept vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
kept by egroup-labs | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 83 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 48 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | File SystemKnowledge GraphProductivity | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
kept · Summary
Kept is an MCP server that manages AI conversations as searchable Markdown files in a local vault.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
kept · Use cases
- Search and reuse past AI conversations within coding workflows
- Maintain a personal knowledge graph of AI interactions
- Archive and organize research notes from AI assistants
filesystem · Use cases
- Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
- Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
- Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation
kept · Install
Installation
Desktop App
Quick install:
# macOS/Linux
curl -fsSL https://kept.work/install.sh | bash
# Windows PowerShell
irm https://github.com/egroup-labs/kept/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 | iexMCP Server
# macOS/Linux
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/egroup-labs/kept/main/scripts/install-kept-mcp.sh)
# Windows PowerShell
& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/egroup-labs/kept/main/scripts/install-kept-mcp.ps1)))Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kept-vault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@kept-plugins/kept-vault"]
}
}
}Set KEPT_VAULT_PATH environment variable if your vault is not at ~/.kept/vault.
filesystem · Install
Installation
Using NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/directory"
]
}
}
}Using Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
"mcp/filesystem",
"/projects"
]
}
}
}VS Code Extension
Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.